Taxing America : Wilbur D. Mills, Congress, and the state, 1945-1975 / Julian E. Zelizer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zelizer, Julian E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mills, Wilbur D. (Wilbur Daigh), 1909-1992.

Mills, Wilbur D.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation--United States--History.

Taxation.

History.

United States.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means--History.

Physical Description:

xv, 384 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Summary:

Taxing America provides the first historical study of Wilbur Daigh Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from 1958 to 1974. The work of Mills, an extremely influential politician between 1945 and 1975, often considerable insights into the evolution of income taxation, Social Security and Medicare -- three policies at the center of today's political debates. Unlike the existing historical scholarship, Zelizer's book focuses on the role of Congress, rather than the executive branch, in the evolution of the welfare state during this seminal period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521621666 hb

OCLC:

39189867